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Elateridae - click beetle

Have an exam later today - best time for catching up on blogging...

Came across a fairly sizable click beetle while on vacation: (about 2-2.5cm long). Now to compete with Myrmecos in macrophotography:




Ok, perhaps I'm not viable competition quite yet, but look - it's in focus! =D

Quick sloppy search on Wikipedia reveals the existence of bioluminescent clickbeetles. I want one.

Oh look, I have something multicellular on my blog! ^.^ Now I should really get to this exam I have 1.5h left to study for...

(more pictures to follow eventually later soon!)

6 comments:

  1. Did you slice it's guts after taking pictures to see what's inside it?

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  2. LOL, have you check the 'external links' section on the wikipedia article of bioluminiscent click beetles?

    External links

    * Video showing a pyrophorus in Argentina.


    LOL.

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    Jumping spiders are on their way;
    No, I didn't dissect this thing. Dissecting beetles is bloody hard...besides, the probability of it having gut protists is pretty low anyway;
    Yes, your Argentina has stuff. Be proud!

    XP

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